Susan Tedeschi keeps a real clean act

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IN TUNE: Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi of the 11-piece Tedeschi Trucks Band, are slated to perform Tuesday and Aug. 6 at the Bank of America Pavilion.

Susan Tedeschi does laundry. She does lots of it and doesn’t mind.

The Norwell-raised, Berklee-educated musician has a Grammy. She leads the newest, coolest blues/soul/Southern rock outfit — the Tedeschi Trucks Band — with husband and Allman Brothers Band guitarist Derek Trucks. Across her yard, the couple’s home studio is a musical mecca in Jacksonville, Fla.

But some days, she’d rather be sorting the kids’ socks.

“Derek is a workaholic. He’ll stay in the studio day and night if we let him,” Tedeschi said ahead of her stops at the Bank of America Pavilion with the Black Crowes — Tuesday and Aug. 6. “Me, I need to get away from it. I’ll go see the kids, do laundry, something domestic.”

They release their second studio album, “Made Up Mind,” on Aug. 20. The disc will bolster their le­gend.

The 11-piece band’s first record, 2011’s “Revelator,” had plenty of strong tunes. But it felt restrained. “Made Up Mind” booms with energy. The ballads recall sweet Stax singles; the rave-ups rain down with heavy guitar. I’d love to hear “The Storm” added to Allman Brothers’ sets. (Yeah, it’s that fierce.)

Tedeschi spent a decade fronting her blues band out of Boston, scoring five Grammy nods along the way. Trucks, the nephew of Allman drummer Butch Trucks, has been making solo records and touring with the Brothers since 1999. But the two fulfill their promise as a tag team on “Made Up Mind.”

“I’ve been writing songs on my own since I was 13, and the same is true of Derek,” she said. “But writing together is something pretty new. I can say I’m glad we got over the hurdle. These collaborations are some of the best songs we’ve ever written.

“What we’ve learned is there’s no right way to write a song,” she added. “I’ll tell him, ‘OK, now it should go to the minor.’ He’ll say, ‘Oh, no, the minor is too dark.’ In the end, we’ll find a compromise. Being in a band with 11 people has made us learn everyone needs to compromise.”

The Tedeschi Trucks Band has flooded the jam band scene with fresh grooves — something sorely needed. Tedeschi says Trucks wants to do a record a year (studio or live). She likes the ambition, but she knows she’s booked half the year.

“As our summer winds down, I’m thinking about getting the kids back in school while Derek’s getting ready to tour with the Allman Brothers,” she said. “Our life isn’t a normal nine-to-five thing, so we both try to spend as much time with the kids as we can. Doing homework, regular stuff.”

Jam fans wishing for an endless supply of Tedeschi Trucks may yet get it — with coming generations. The couple’s kids, Sophia, 8, and Charley, 11, are interested in music.

“Both of them play, but we’ll see where it leads,” she said. “Charley is actually our math and business guy. He loves to sell our merch on the road. Sophia has great taste, she loves Howlin’ Wolf’s ‘300 Pounds of Joy.’ Derek has rules for music in the house, ‘No Hannah Montana, no Miley Cyrus.’ ”

Tedeschi Trucks Band and the Black Crowes, at the Bank of America Pavilion, Tuesday and Aug. 6. Tickets: $45-$89.20; livenation.com.